Two Indians freed from death row in Malaysia
August 7th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 7 (IANS) A court of appeal in Malaysia Tuesday freed two Indians from the death row after their conviction for carrying narcotics into the country was said ... Read more...
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Israeli pageant crowns Miss Holocaust Survivor
June 29th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) An Israeli beauty pageant, participated in by grandmothers, has crowned the first "Miss Holocaust Survivor", The Sun reported Friday.Fourteen women, aged 74 to 97, took to ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia’s version of the ‘Got Talent’ bans women from taking part
June 18th, 2012 - 10:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Riyadh, June 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Buraidah's Got Talent, Saudi Arabia’s version of the Got Talent TV format has been launched. The program bans women from taking part.
The program’s contestants are ... Read more...
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Rita Ora would like to return back to the ‘X Factor’
May 30th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rita Ora has declared that she loved her time working at the X Factor. She has claimed that she would love to return to the judge panel.
... Read more...
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Nicole Scherzinger confirmed as the next ‘X Factor’ guest judge
May 29th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Nicole Scherzinger will be the next guest judge on The X Factor.
Scherzinger has been replaced by Britney Spears and Demi Lovato on The X Factor USA. ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole has been approached for American Idol
May 24th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cheryl Cole may soon return to our TV screens, as an American Idol judge, according to reports.The singer has been approached by the talent show’s management team, ... Read more...
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Caroline Flack laughs off Harry Style’s dating news
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:13 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Liverpool, May 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) ITV2 Xtra Factor presenter CAROLINE FLACK laughed off the news that her former boyfriend, the One Direction singer Harry Styles, is now involved in a romantic relationship ... Read more...
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Guatemalan sentenced to over 6,000 years in prison
March 14th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, March 14 (IANS/EFE) A veteran of an army unit was sentenced to 6,060 years in prison for his part in the 1982 massacre of 201 peasants in northern ... Read more...
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‘Late Night with Cheryl’ TV show on the horizon
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Cheryl Cole has reportedly been handed a job to host her own talk show on Channel 4. Media reports say the show will be titled Late Night ... Read more...
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Chidambaram retracts Mullaperiyar comment
December 18th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) Facing flak from parties in Kerala, Union home Minister P. Chidambaram Sunday said he "takes back" his remark on the fears about the Mullaperiyar dam's ... Read more...
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UN tribunal sentences former Rwandan Army chief to 30 years in prison
May 18th, 2011 - 4:58 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- A United Nations tribunal on Tuesday sentenced Augustin Bizimungu, former Rwandan Army chief to 30 years in prison for committing many war crimes.Bizimungu was found guilty of ... Read more...
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Moily says charge against ex-CJI kin needs verification
December 28th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 28 (IANS) Union Law Minister Veerappa Moily Tuesday said the charge that former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan's son-in-law P.V. Srinijin acquired large assets in a short period needs ... Read more...
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‘Probe allegations against ex-chief justice Balakrishnan’
December 27th, 2010 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 27 (IANS) Retired Supreme Court justice V.R. Krishna Iyer Monday demanded a probe into the various allegations of corruption against former chief justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan, currently the chairman ... Read more...
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Is David Hasselhoff going to replace Simon Cowell on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’?
December 7th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Hasselhoff is leaving “America’s Got Talent” and rumors were rife that he had been fired by Simon Cowell. However David who is said to be ... Read more...
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Pak court accepts petition seeking life imprisonment for five Americans
November 29th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 29(ANI): A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the Punjab government's request seeking life sentences for five Americans already jailed for 10 years on terror convictions.Waqar Husain Khan, Ahmed Abdullah Mani, ... Read more...
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Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena demands construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
October 25th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.25 (ANI): Rashtrawadi Shiv Sena, a radical Hindu group, staged a demonstration here, demanding that the government pave the way to construct a temple in Ayodhya following the Allahabad High ... Read more...
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US court stalls acceptance of gay recruits into military
October 21st, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.21 (ANI): A US federal appeals court has temporarily stalled the landmark court decision of allowing openly gay recruits to be accepted into the military.In response to an emergency request from ... Read more...
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Will Kara judge ‘American Idol’ Season 10?
August 26th, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):In her latest interview to Access Hollywood, Kara DioGuardi said she was looking forward to Season 10 of "American Idol'. Sometime after the interview, a source close ... Read more...
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Steven Tyler Of ‘Aerosmith’ Purportedly Enrolls Himself In ‘American Idol’ As Its Judge
August 19th, 2010 - 7:05 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 19, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): 62-year-old Steven Tyler happens to be the well-known vocalist of ‘Aerosmith’. He has reportedly firmed up an agreement to become a judge on the ... Read more...
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India wins property tax battle with New York City
August 18th, 2010 - 9:53 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 18 (IANS) India has won a seven-year legal battle with New York City with a federal appeals court ruling that nations with diplomatic housing do not have to pay ... Read more...
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US couple denied custody of Nazi-named kids
August 6th, 2010 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Three children having names with reference to German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler should be taken from their parents' custody, a US court has ruled saying they need ... Read more...
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Chris Isaak To Judge “American Idol”?
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The famous music reality show of Fox Channel "American Idol" season 10 preliminary audition dates are drawing closer and the channel is still to find a ... Read more...
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US court rules out indecency ban on live shows
July 14th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 14 (IANS) A US court has struck down a government policy on indecency on live television and radio, saying it is a violation of the constitution and the law ... Read more...
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Naomi Campbell ‘to be summoned in Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial’
July 1st, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 01 (ANI): British model Naomi Campbell is to be summoned for giving evidence in Charles Taylor's war crimes trial, it has emerged.The 40-year-old model will be called after the ... Read more...
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Italy’s senate passes wiretap restrictions bill
June 11th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Rome, June 11 (IANS/AKI) Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi won a major victory when Italy's Senate passed a controversial law to restrict wiretapping and impose fines on news organisations that publish leaked information ... Read more...
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Kapadia for review of Delhi High Court move on five new judges
June 1st, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) A Supreme Court panel of judges headed by Chief Justice S.H. Kapadia has asked the Delhi High Court's panel on judicial appointments to review its recent recommendation ... Read more...
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Apologise over 1971 killings, Bangladesh tells Pakistan
April 9th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan must say sorry for the atrocities its army committed in Bangladesh in 1971, a minister said here.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan said the Pakistan government must offer an ... Read more...
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U.S. Court Goes Against FCC On Net Neutrality In Its Verdict
April 7th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 7, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): An American federal court tossed the future of the set of laws governing the Internet and the American broadband development strategy into doubt on Tuesday ... Read more...
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Milkshake murder verdict overturned, retrial ordered
February 14th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hong Kong, Feb 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Hong Kong jury had found Nancy Kissel guilty of murdering her husband in the ‘Milkshake Murder Verdict’, four years ago. She had said that ... Read more...
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California court upholds ban that prohibits felons from possessing firearms
February 11th, 2010 - 2:43 am ICT by BNO News
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Court of Appeals in the Eastern District of California expressed their support of the federal ban on convicted felons possessing firearms last Monday, prosecutors said ... Read more...
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Court upholds ban that prohibits felons from possessing firearms
February 11th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by BNO News
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) – The U.S. Appeals Court expressed their support of the federal ban on convicted felons possessing firearms last Monday, prosecutors said Wednesday.Peter Vongxay had been charged in the ... Read more...
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Microsoft issues Word patch to comply with patent ruling
December 24th, 2009 - 8:59 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Dec 24 (DPA) Microsoft Wednesday issued a patch for its Word software to comply with a court ruling Tuesday that it infringed on patents relating to the use of XML ... Read more...
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Microsoft ordered to pay $290 mn in Word patent case
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:23 am ICT by IANS
Seattle, Dec 23 (DPA) A federal appeals court Tuesday upheld a $290-million judgement against Microsoft for infringing on a patent in its flagship product Word relating to the use of XML or ... Read more...
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California court rejects Polanski bid to throw out case
December 22nd, 2009 - 4:32 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Dec 22 (DPA) A California appeals court Monday rejected a bid by lawyers for Roman Polanski to have his child-sex case thrown out on the grounds of judicial and prosecutorial ... Read more...
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Polanski’s lawyers seek dismissal of child sex case
December 13th, 2009 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 13 (ANI): Roman Polanski's lawyers have called upon a California appeals court to reconsider throwing out an over three-decade-old case against the famed filmmaker.Polanski is currently under house arrest in ... Read more...
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